Syria’s Kurds call for more German help in fighting Islamic State

The recent attack by Islamic State terrorists on a prison in north-eastern Syria has led to louder calls from the region’s ruling Kurds for more help from Germany in fighting extremism, particularly concerning repatriations. Dozens of radical Islamist Germans are still in detention centres and camps, Nowruz Ahmed from the military council of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia told dpa. Many foreign governments have turned their backs on the issue, leaving heavy burdens on us, she said. “Some officials said that as long as the detainees were not present on our territories, t…

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